The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-04
From our regular cerrsspeodsntl
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsmxerox. ID. e., Feb. %. 1857.

OUR WARRINGTON LETTER..
WAsmxorox. ID. e.. Feb. %. 1857.
Az 20 what Congress u doing just
now. | may say the Senate ie OVERRIDING
the Navsl Appropriation business. and
the House 70 irving 20 get on with the
regular. indispensable Appropriation
hills. The past week Was marked byI
some important legislation. prominent
|amoug which was the passage 81 the
Eads' -Tehuamtepec Ship Railway Dill.
|by the Senate aud the rigorous Anti
PoIygamy bill by both the Senate and
House.
You may remember that this measure
passed the Senate come time since 0ut y
was amended by the House. AND now
the Senate has passed Il e u came rom
tho House.
Only seven votes were recorded
against the scheme Of Capt. EAds for|
constructing = ship railway across the
Isthmus OF Tehpantepec. These we're
cast by Senators Edmunds. Jones Of Ar
kansss. Morrill,. Platt. Vance. Van Wyck,
and Wilson of Iowa. The bill incor-
porases Capt Eads aud some eighty 9TH
4 er persons named. a. body polite nm
\ der the name Of the Atlantic and Pacinc
Shin Railway Company. The stock is
not 10 exceed 100000 600; and when
ten per cent OF stock il subscribed and
ten Der cent. paid in cash, meeting Of
lstockholders is 10 be held IN Washing
: ton or New York. for the election Of d.
rectors. IL ten millions Of stock is not
n subscribed for. aud ten per cent. o.
} il paid In cash within two years, the
!. charter IL to expire by limitation. Con-
/ tlseouemtly the Government 10 not COM
|, misted to the project pecuniarily, and
: makes no guarantees.
: The Senate has passed bills appropria-
2 ting about fifty millions for ships OF war,
, coast detenses and other war-iike prep
!, arations. II the Senate had really want
: ed 10 do something for the Navy, y
: would have passed these bills early
4 enough 70 permit OF their consideration
i by the House Of Representatives. u
d ought not be expected that the Hous'
z will pass measures Of such magnitude
q without an examination which there i
g not now time to give. But, Of course
e the Senate viii get the credit Of havins
made brilliant effort towards an In
crease Of the naval establishment, ant
1.-The House will be condemned Tor neg
lcct OF its duty in this matter.
III EVERYBODY Is wondering whom IN
y President will appoint on the Inser-Stas
= Commission. Among the scores of me
~ who have been mentioned for plAc'
- Gen Atkins. the present COMMISSIONS
u of Indian affairs. il one Of tie latest. II
- friends .ay he il man who could b
- officially. a. much oi friend ~ the raj
roads a 10 Tie people Said oue
- them, "He could do justice 70 both, an
Y" N Tie same time has moral force sun
- cient 10 oufride the temptation OF winI
= Ing Al the New York brokers for COZ
!. sideration."
MI The first Mexican pension under q
recent act granting pensions 10 the su
OF that war, was issued on IN
4 Friday. Ii went to the hero Of CcrI
~ Gordo. ex-senator Williams, Of KeI
- lucky. II all the Mexican veterans wei
!, ! able 10 verify their claims to an allov
ance aud secure II as readily as he. sho
work would be made Of the Mexica
pension business, az least. HE applies
~ iion was flied in the Commissioners O
dee AZ eleven o'clock one day lsst wee
:, and the pension certificate was mailed
the afternoon Of the same day
n The Cabinet succession continues
&C. lie theme OF discussion. A week as
Iit was believed that Mr.. Fairchild. q
Assistant Secretary, was the man for y
place, but suddenly public opinis
lchanged entirely. Some say that Z
ed President will appoint . wide-awak
re- practical politician 70 succeed Mr.. Ma
0s. ming. When the latter rendered /
nd resignation the President brought up q
Subject OF his successor. ano MI. Ma
a. ming urged upon him the necessity
C.availing himself OF the opportunity
C. appoint 4 strong Democrat Of nation
k reputation, and suggested two Or thr
1e- names.
ng,I A Democratic Congressman Of prot
zee inence expresses the hope that the ne
inc Secretary OF the Treasury will b tax
Or, from among those who are not domiu
} ID ted by Wall street ideas. But - he hi
rr ! self ackno v ledged. it Il very difficult
J. find man Of financial experience ~
q. is not under Wall street influence
3v-lsome way. Since New York j. the CO
tire Of the money power Of the nstif
|every business man Of prominence
his main centre there.